How to Paint a Sunset With Watercolors
如何用水彩畫日落
Painting a watercolor sunset is an easy beginner's exercise as it doesn't contain too many drawn-in details. You can create a beautiful, multi-hued wash that mimics the vibrant colors of a sunset with minimal colors. It can also be adapted into a more advanced exercise by adding more detail to the foreground.
畫壹幅水彩的夕陽，對初學者來說是容易的，因為它不包含太多深入的細節。只需要最少的幾個顏色，妳就可以創作壹幅美麗的、多色調的、顏色豐富的夕陽水彩畫了。也可以通過添加更多的前景細節，使畫面變得更加靈動。
Things You'll Need. 妳需要的東西：
Cold press watercolor paper 冷壓水彩紙
Masking tape 美紋紙膠帶
Sturdy cardboard or clipboard 硬紙板
1-inch flat brush 壹寸平刷
No. 8 round brush 8號水彩筆
Watercolor paints 水彩顏料
Water basin 水盆
Paper towel 紙巾
Palette 調色盤
Tip
The paint colors used in this project are: Cobalt Blue, French Ultramarine, Crimson Red, Burnt Sienna, Winsor Yellow and Lamp Black.
提示
在本教程中將用到的顏色有：鈷藍，群青，寶石紅，熟赫，金黃，黑色。
Step 1
Tape down the edges of the watercolor paper onto a sturdy cardboard, wooden board or clipboard.
第壹步
將裁剪好的水彩紙用美紋紙膠帶固定在壹塊硬紙板（或木板或紙板）上。
Tip
Securing the paper onto a non-fixed surface, such as cardboard or a clip board, allows you to manipulate the movement of the paint if needed. It also keeps the paper from buckling.
提示
用膠帶將紙張固定在壹個平面上，比如硬紙板或畫板等，能讓妳更容易地操作繪畫。同時保持紙張不動。
Step 2
Lightly draw a horizontal line across your paper to mark the horizon. Drawing the horizon slightly above or below the center of the page adds interest to the composition.
第二步
在畫紙上輕輕地畫壹條水平線，代表地平線的位置。畫的地平線要略微高於或低於畫面的中線位置，這樣能增加有趣的組合。
Step 3
With your flat brush, brush the paper with clean water above the horizon line.
第三步
用平刷，在地平線以上，刷上幹凈的水。
Step 4
While the paper is still wet, dip your flat brush in Cobalt Blue and paint the very top of the paper. Use loose strokes to create movement.
第四步
趁著紙還是濕的，用平刷筆，蘸取鈷藍色，在紙張的最頂端刷色。松散地運筆。
Step 5
While the paint is still wet, dip the flat brush in Crimson Red and paint loose strokes right under the Cobalt Blue. Don't be afraid of the colors mixing. It's the various irregular colors of sunsets that make this color wash interesting.
第五步
趁著顏色還是濕的，用平刷筆蘸取紅色，在藍色下方進行平刷。不要害怕顏色混合。這是日落，讓顏色刷出有趣的、各種不規則的色彩來。
Step 6
While the paint is still wet, dip your brush in Winsor Yellow and fill in the rest of the paper to the horizon line, again with loose strokes.
第六步
趁著顏色仍然是濕的，用畫筆蘸取金黃色，再以松散的筆觸，畫完地平線以上的剩下區域。
Step 7
Repeat Step 3 and brush clean water onto the lower part of the horizon line using your flat brush. Now repeat Steps 4 through 6 but in reverse order. In other words, you will mirror the colors from the top of the page by painting yellow first, followed by red, and lastly blue.
第七步
重復第三步，用平刷蘸取幹凈的水，刷地平線以下區域。現在，重復第四到六步，但順序要反過來。也就是，先畫黃色，其次是紅色，最後藍色，倒映頂部的顏色。
Step 8
Allow the paint to dry for five to ten minutes. In order to determine whether the paper is dry, tilt it slightly and look for any signs of luster. No shine on the paper indicates the paint is dry.
第八步
等顏色幹燥五到十分鐘。可以通過稍微傾斜畫板，看有沒有反光區域，來確定紙張幹了沒有。紙張上沒反光就表示顏料已經幹了。
Step 9
You will now use a method in watercolor painting called ‘lifting’, to draw in the sun.
Dip your clean No. 8 round brush in water and draw a circle where you would like the sun to be.
第九步
現在，使用水彩畫中名為“稀釋”的技法，來畫太陽。
用8號水彩筆沾清水，畫壹個圓圈，形成妳想要的太陽。
Tip
The term "lifting" means taking paint away or lifting it off the painted surface by either using a wet brush or other absorbent materials such as a paper towel, cotton or even salt.
提示
所謂“稀釋”是指通過去掉顏料來形成淺色區域，可以用濕筆刷或其他吸水材料，如紙巾，棉或甚至鹽。（譯者註：“稀釋”的譯法是蘇珊姐根據自己對水彩畫的理解進行翻譯的，如有其它更妥當的譯法，歡迎提出。）
Step 10
Use a paper towel to absorb both the paint and water inside the circle. You can see the paint has been removed, leaving a light circle to represent the sun. You might need to repeat painting the sun with more water and lifting more paint, if you would like a more pronounced sun.
第十步
用紙巾吸收圈內的顏料和水。可以看到顏料已被去除，留下淺色圓來表示太陽。如果妳想要更明顯的太陽，妳需要重復這個步驟，塗更多的水分到太陽上，再吸走更多的顏料。
Step 11
Dip your No. 8 round brush in Burnt Sienna and use organic lines to draw land along the horizon.
第十壹步
用8號水彩筆，蘸取熟褐色，以通透的筆觸，在地平線上繪制的地面。
Step 12
Using the "lifting" method again, use water to draw an irregular vertical line in front of the sun using your No. 8 round brush. Absorb the water and paint with a paper towel.
第十二步
再次使用“稀釋”的方法，用8號水彩筆，蘸清水來繪制壹個不規則的太陽倒影。用紙巾吸收水分來作畫。
Step 13
Make a 2:1 mixture of Cobalt Blue and Burnt Sienna on your palette and use your No. 8 brush to paint several horizontal lines on top of the blue. This will give the painting more dimension and movement.
第十三步
按2:1的比例混合鈷藍和熟褐色，用8號水彩筆，在地平線下方的藍色區域，隨意地畫上幾根藍色的橫線。將使得畫面的水面效果，更加通透和靈動。
Step 14
Optional: You can add more detail to your painting by painting a grassy silhouette in the foreground using your No. 8 round brush dipped in Lamp Black.
第十四步
可選：用8號水彩筆，蘸取黑色，在前景區，畫上草的剪影，來使得畫面更加生動。
Step 15
Allow the paint to dry and remove the paper from the board by removing the tape.
第十五步
等顏料幹燥後，去除膠帶，完成畫作。
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